Mei Lin Barnes | Oliver Frensky | Emily | Read Family: (Arthur Read | D.W. Read | Kate Read | David Read | Jane Read | Thora Read | Dave) | Becky "WordGirl" Botsford/Theodore "Tobey" McCallister III Becky "WordGirl" Botsford/Violet Heaslip/Todd "Scoops" Ming/Theodore "Tobey" McCallister III Becky and Huggy (platonic) Dunk | Cast. He said as he finished making the toast for both of them and finally turning around with the plate of hot French toast and another that had eggs and bacon and placed them both on the table along with the … Bert | Tobey: I remembered when he bought one of my remotes. Binky Barnes | Available on PBS. Zoboomafoo | Becky Charkie | Dr. Two-Brains (arch-nemesis) Tobey McCallister IIIChuck the Evil Sandwich-Making GuyLady Redundant WomanThe ButcherThe WhammerThe Energy MonsterMr. Baby Bop | Moses, Cyberchase Narrator: Becky "WordGirl" Botsford and her little brother TJ "Has-No-Idea-His-Sister-Is-WordGirl" Botsford walk down the street with their pet monkey Bob. Rodentia Ratburn | Jay-Jay the Jet Plane | "WORDGIRL VS. TOBEY VS. Abby Cadabby | Splash | Aviva Corcovado | Tobey: You're happy for your brother, aren't you? Nick | Buddy | On a field trip to the local candy factory, The Birthday Girl goes on a candy eating spree. Chef Pisghetti | Sally Botsford is a supporting character on WordGirl and is voiced by Maria Bamford. Arnold Perlstein | Becky Lopez, Jay Jay the Jet Plane Edward the Blue Engine | Agent Otis | Mr. It would just be Sally, Bob, Becky and him until he could see TJ again. Lofty | Baby Bear | wbra Blue Ridge PBS Kids 15.3 01/25 05:30: A Sticky Situation - Somehow a broken figurine leads to WordGirl and TJ becoming glued together, back-to-back. Elementary school studentSuperhero Fetch! Matt Damon | Mr. Bernard Bentley | You too, Vanessa. Scoops realizes that Becky doubles as WordGirl when she runs into him, forgetting that she is still wearing the WordGirl cape; Scoops observes that she’s also worn the costume frequently, having chosen WordGirl as her Halloween costume. I feel grateful that Becky is okay at least I will have her. Helen Lorraine | Vaz, Sagwa the Siamese Cat Becky Knows Best - TJ entered himself in the school writing contest, and Becky is thrilled. Dr. Two-Brains (WordGirl) (18) TJ Botsford (11) Original Characters (8) Sally Botsford (8) The Narrator (WordGirl) (8) Include Relationships Becky Botsford | WordGirl/Theodore "Tobey" McCallister III (25) Violet Heaslip/Todd "Scoops" Ming (11) Becky Botsford | WordGirl & Violet Heaslip (5) Her lone setbacks are that she is not good at dancing, and she struggles with art and charades, but is a great singer. (stylized as MAYIHAVEAWORD in the text bubble on Beau Handsome's wall) airs following each eleven-minute segment. Only problem is that TJ doesn't want Becky's … Tim Botsford is a supporting character on the series WordGirl. Cassie | Another member of the Botsford family, TJ, would also become Becky's younger brother. While in her alter ego, she has a younger brother, TJ, obsessed with WordGirl, but still unknowingly a typical sibling rival to Becky. Caillou | "What's Your Favorite Word? With the help of her monkey sidekick, Captain Huggy Face, WordGirl spends each episode defeating a quirky cast of misfit bad guys. Kennelly | wbra Blue Ridge PBS Kids 15.3 01/24 21:30: A Sticky Situation - Somehow a broken figurine leads to WordGirl and TJ becoming glued together, back-to-back. Dannah Phirman: Becky Botsford/Wordgirl, Claire McCallister, Chuck's Mom, Edith Von Hoosinghaus, Pretty Princess. Harold the Helicopter | The companion site to WordGirl lives on PBS Kids, and was built by interactive firm Big Bad Tomato. The segment was created by Kelly Miyahara, Barry Sonnenfeld, and Ryan Raddatz. With Pamela Adlon, Maria Bamford, Matt Besser, Dannah Feinglass Phirman. The show has received seven Daytime Emmy nominations, winning four for "Outstanding Writing in Animation" in 2008, 2012–2013 and Outstanding Writing in an Animated Program in 2015. Becky and her friends gets injured from a car crash. The only times he rejects her are when he finds out she is Becky, though this is cancelled by Dr.Two-Brains' amnesia ray. WordGirl Theme Song 00:01:00 Disguised as mild-mannered 5th grader, Becky Botsford, WordGirl arrived on planet Earth when she and her monkey sidekick, Captain Huggy Face, crashed their spaceship. Blossom | The Fish | Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Timmy and Tommy Tibble | Narrator Chris Parnell had previously worked on Saturday Night Live.[4]. Andre | WordGirl also seems to be an admirer of the famous historical American lexicographer Noah Webster, as evidenced when Tobey shows her a Webster’s 1806 First Edition dictionary in the episode “Have You Seen the Remote?”. Ramón Molina | Wordgirl/Becky: Yeah. Truman Oatley | Unfortunately, she doesn't have much time to figure out a solution. Ernie | Often, short animated segments are shown in between and at the end of episodes. Snuffy | WordGirl flies to the rescue when there is trouble in The City, and this super heroine uses vocabulary to defeat outlaws. Dizzy | Francis Haney | Alan, Thomas and Friends Prairie Dawn | Francine Frensky | Miguel Santos, Bob the Builder Click, Clifford the Big Red Dog Hal the Dog | WordGirl flies to the rescue when there is trouble in The City, and this super heroine uses vocabulary to defeat outlaws. Big Bird | The words (examples include “diversion,” “cumbersome,” and “idolize”) are chosen according to academic guidelines. [3], The show was created for children ages 4 to 9. The series ended[2] with the two-part episode "Rhyme and Reason", which was released online on August 7, 2015. Though TJ can't think of anything better than spending time with his favorite superhero, WordGirl is desperate to get unstuck. Cast. Alan Powers (The Brain) | Goals Elmo | Nemo | Nature Cat | Mr. Johnson | Bubbles | Vicita Molina | The Renkins | Xavier | Mysterio named this move after the area code of his hometown of San Diego, Califorina. Henry the Green Engine | As soon as T J Botsford gets the first taste of being a super hero by using his talent of being praised as a hero for his act of hitting a baseball over a wall at Rod Carew Stadium that kayoed the Amazing Rope Guy, Becky Botsford and her pet monkey Bob look at each other in amazement that due to a freak accident, they feel like the city will have the services of another super hero wannabe. As the kids follow Mrs. Botsford to the bank, the grocery, everywhere but the water park, TJ and Johnson amuse themselves by imagining what WordGirl would do if a villain were to suddenly appear. [4], Each eleven-minute segment in each episode (except for the first three episodes) begins with verbal instructions to listen for two words that will be used throughout the plot of that episode. The series stars WordGirl, a girl with superpowers whose secret identity is Becky Botsford, student. Marvin | T J says to his younger sister "Awesome." Becky Knows Best - TJ entered himself in the school writing contest, and Becky is thrilled. Catherine Frensky | Gilbert | In fact, he's the president of The Official WordGirl … Telly Monster | Don | Her favorite book is “Princess Triana” (a parody of the Harry Potter series of books), while her favorite TV show is "The Pretty Princess and Magic Pony Power Hour". Bob Johnson | The Birthday Girl, additional voices, Violet, Sally Botsford, additional voices, Captain Huggy Face/Bob, additional voices, Beatrice Bixby/Lady Redundant Woman, Ms. Wordgirl/Becky: Yes. George Lundgren | Cast. Papa Bear | Harold Shrinks | (Becky and TJ hug and he then goes to receive his crown.) Mungus | Mister Rogers | Herky | line. Fast-Talking Jack | As Becky Botsford, she wears a green V-neck shirt, purple skirt and headband, and knee length socks with black and white shoes. 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Do-Gooder Bo Baxter | will PBSKIDS 01/25 04:30: A Sticky Situation - Somehow a broken figurine leads to WordGirl and TJ becoming glued together, back-to-back. In Canada, the show airs on TVOKids in Ontario and Knowledge Kids in British Columbia. Detective Kilgore | Suki the Dog, Teach people (including the villains) vocabulary, This hero was proposed but was rejected by the community for not being admirable enough or lacks what is necessary to be a. BigGranny MayEileen/Birthday GirlAmazing Rope Guy Seymour Orlando SmoothNocan the ContrarianMs. sketch, presumably to fill the double-length (52 minutes) time slot. Bird | Super Why | Zak and Wheezie | In some short episodes, Tobey thinks Becky is WordGirl and tries to destroy her house with a robot, but Captain Huggy Face, disguised as WordGirl, shows up and Becky picks him up and destroys the robot. Zoe | George Shrinks | Digit | Sesame Street Sagwa Miao | Captain Huggy Face, a monkey who was a pilot in the Lexicon Air Force, piloted the ship, but lost control when WordGirl awoke, and crash-landed on Earth (more specifically in Fair City), a planet that affords WordGirl her superpowers, including flight and super strength. Violet HeaslipTodd "Scoops" MingBob A.K.A Captain Huggy FaceProfessor Steven Boxleitner (formerly, prior to becoming Dr. Two-Brains) Molly MacDonald | Emily Elizabeth Howard | He's super excited about everything! Becky: (boredly) Uh-huh. Read and review please. Julie | Mr. Pteranodon | Bailey | Oscar the Grouch | Dannah Phirman: Becky Botsford/Wordgirl, Claire McCallister, Chuck's Mom, Edith Von Hoosinghaus, Pretty Princess.. Chris Parnell: Narrator, Henchmen #1, Museum Security Guard, Exposition Guy.. James Adomian: Bob/Captain Huggy Face, Chip Von Dumor, Harry Kempel, Hal Hardbargain.. Jack D. Ferraiolo: The Butcher. WordGirl's focus is on great stories, characters, and animation. Leo Mariella Lorraine, Dinosaur Train The Incredible Shrinking Allowance". When Captain Huggy Face correctly demonstrates the meaning of the word, a definition is given, followed by a victory dance by the chimp sidekick. Powers/Skills T-Bone | Teach people (including the villains) vocabularyProtect Fair City from the villainsKeep her identity secret Luna | Dannan O'Mallard | Paige Turner | Laa-Laa | Lydia Fox | Don Toro | Cheikh | Carlos Ramón | Big Jake | Billy | Wanda Deegan | Shiny | He is the adoptive father of Becky, husband of Sally Botsford and the biological father of TJ He is very supportive of his family and loves them very much. Mr. Hooper | Friends/Allies Jakers! Julia | Jet Propulsion | Mrs. Gould | WordGirl can instantly change into her suit, and back again into her adopted human identity (depending on the scenario) by touching her shirt where her emblem would be, and speaking her catchphrase, “Word up!”. Becky attends Woodview Elementary School, where she is close friends with Violet Heaslip and the school newspaper reporter Todd “Scoops” Ming. Ms. O | What's first in store is an enormous Pretty Princess bouncy castle, which Becky wants to … Martha | WordGirl was born on the fictional planet Lexicon (also a term referring to the vocabulary of a language or to a dictionary) but was sent away after sneaking onto a spaceship and sleeping there. Type of Hero During the four-part episode, "The Rise of Miss Power", a four-segment "Pretty Princess Power Hour" sketch is shown between acts, filling in for the average two-segment "May I Have a Word?" And in the episode "I think I'm a Clone Now", he thinks WordGirl is committing crimes thanks to Lady Redundant Woman, but he returns to hi… with Ruff Ruffman Chet, Curious George Sue Ellen Armstrong | Narrator: Becky “WordGirl” Botsford and her little brother TJ has-no-idea-his-sister-is-WordGirl Botsford, walk down the street with their pet monkey Bob. Even though she may be a superhero, Becky has a love for ponies and unicorns, as any typical fifth grade girl would. Enemies Mr. Glass | Agent Otto | The Cat in the Hat | Conductor, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! A series of WordGirl comics were also released by Boom! If she had intervened this accident, I wouldn't have any children left for my family. ", ostensibly hosted by Todd "Scoops" Ming, is a series of vox populi interviews asking random children what their favorite words are and why. Ponies and unicornsReading Princess Triana booksWatching The Pretty Princess and Magic Pony Power Hour television showHanging out with her friendsBattling villains Leona | Sir Topham Hatt, Barney and Friends He wants to do it alone. Little do they know, their crime fighting knowledge will be put to the test when they finally arrive at the park. The Doorman | Ralphie Tennelli | Jenna Morgan | TJ Bostford was born to Tim and Sally sometime after they found Becky. Phoebe Terese | Nadine Flumberghast | Mr. Hinkle, Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse Mac | Kermit the Frog | If all those elements are working, then you can hook a child who may come looking for laughs but leave a little smarter. In the episode, "By Jove, You've Wrecked My Robot", Tobey realizes Becky's identity by her shoes. Unfortunately, she doesn't have much time to figure out a solution. Bill | Dongwa Miao | [citation needed] New episodes appear only on the PBS Kids website or PBS Kids video app on the computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone. Spud | Buster Baxter | Rosie | Tim Jamal | Max | Unfortunately, she doesn't have much time to figure out a solution. Keesha Franklin | Agent Olympia | Tinky Winky | Matt | "A World Without WordGirl" December 16, 2011 () 413: Part 1: Today is Becky's birthday, and her parents have planned her "the greatest party EVER!" Percy the Small Engine | Despite growing up in a normal life, WordGirl displayed her keen intelligence at an early age, shown when she once read a Sunday newspaper and doing the crossword puzzle therein on the front doorstep of the Botsford residence, where she was found by Tim and Sally (even though another flashback shows that the Botsfords found her in the woods). Fred Stoller: Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy. Liz | Murray Monster | Cleo | Grandpa | WordGirl Bob) distracts them by getting wrapped up in party decorations. Despite obvious similarities, only a few others have made the connection; in the episode "Two-Brains Forgets", the villain does find out and tells Becky’s family, but they all forget when they are hit with his amnesia ray, which is redirected toward a mirror by TJ, thanks to his WordGirl boomerang and hits everyone but WordGirl and Captain Huggy Face. I feel as though we’ve lost some ground there, in an effort to make it more accessible. Charley | Becky Botsford is an average fifth-grader who, when duty calls, is transformed into WordGirl. Though TJ can't think of anything better than spending time with his favorite superhero, WordGirl is desperate to get unstuck. Molly Winks | Particularly, TJ idolizes WordGirl. Skits | Her main weakness, however, is Lexonite, a substance originating from her home planet that causes her to mispronounce, misuse, or misdefine a word, and also eliminates her other capabilities. Travis | (Becky nods) Yea, well, we saw you and Tobey in the park, and then when you went behind the park bench, I saw you turn into WordGirl, but Johnson was still watching for birds. The third season of the animated series WordGirl was originally broadcast on PBS in the United States from September 7, 2010 to July 8, 2011.. Quetzal | Akin to her relationship with her as WordGirl, Becky finds a rival in Tobey McCallister III , who tries to outdo her (as well as everyone else) constantly in events such as Field Day or elections. Any act of adding this hero to the Pure Good category without a proposal or creating a proposal for this hero without the permission of an administrator will result in a ban.Additional Notice: This template is meant for admin maintenance only. Nigel Ratburn | After all, she has only won, like, a bajillion times! General Higgings | Her alter ego is mild-mannered 10 (later 11)-year-old fifth grade student Becky Botsford, who attends Woodview Elementary School. Danny Lorraine | Clementine | Becky Botsford (adopted human identity) This segment features the game show host, Beau Handsome, asking three contestants the definition of a particular word. The Magic School Bus | Pilchard | The Botsford family keeps Captain Huggy Face as a pet, naming him Bob. Steve | She also battles villains in her hometown of Fair City along with her monkey sidekick, Captain Huggy Face. Studios new KaBOOM! Leah MacGrady | Every kid loves their time with Dr. Clocktormocktor, except Tobey, who comes storming out of the exam room, adamant that there is no way he has a cavity. James Hiller | Miss Martin | Millicent Crosswire | Bitzi Baxter | However, she outsmarts him by using a WordGirl doll. Gordon | Oh by the way, you do have a baseball game scheduled at Rod Carew Stadium on Friday. Rosita | Carmen Mariposa | Hobby Agent Oona, Nature Cat No one is aware of WordGirl's true identity, with the exception of Captain Huggy Face (who gets mad when TJ says things about him), Bampy Botsford (Becky's grandfather), and the narrator, who, of course, gets to see everything. Dannah Phirman: Becky Botsford/Wordgirl, Claire McCallister, Chuck's Mom, Edith Von Hoosinghaus, Pretty Princess.. Chris Parnell: Narrator, Henchmen #1, Museum Security Guard, Exposition Guy.. James Adomian: Bob/Captain Huggy Face. Tim Botsford (adopted father)Sally Botsford (adopted mother)TJ Botsford (adopted younger brother)Bampy Botsford (adopted paternal grandfather) Peter Pinkerton, Let's Go Luna! THE DENTIST" TJ, Becky and Bob are spending the afternoon with the coolest person in town – the dentist! 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